Re: Don’s 1937 (120) 138CD Deluxe Touring Limo

Posted by Don B On 2024/4/16 16:03:19

I got the “new” (and correct) generator installed along with the appropriate regulator. It sure would have been nice if Autolite labled the terminals on the regulator. I found a NOS that was still sealed. I had to remove the seal and tracing the wiring to make sure I had the terminals correct.

Everything is working great and no more erratic bouncing of the ammeter.

I did have an unexpected issue…Back when someone put in the Chrysler/autolite 2-brush generator, the mounting was a bit different. They had to use a stack of washers to take up some space at the lower mounts. Then, the top mount hole was in a different place so they had to modify a different mount/belt adjustment arm. I found a way to make what I have work temporarily (flipped it over), but Flackmaster is checking to see if he has the correct mounting arm for me.

Here is what I have.


You can see it had been cut to make work with the Chrysler generator.


I had to flip it over to make it work. It happens to get me at a good point in terms of belt adjustment, but I cannot go tighter (don;’t need to) and I have to completely remove the bolt to pivot the generator if I need to remove the belt.